When You Look At The TRUE Costs Of Smoking, You Might Decide To QUIT

There are a lot of research regarding the negative effect of smoking. One of this is the cost, as it is not cheap, how much is the real cost of smoking? Check out the article we found at Natural Society.

The True Cost of Smoking

Smoking is not a cheap venture in any way, shape or form. But it seems that the price tag on a pack of cigarettes hardly deters many from partaking in the activity, even in the face of harsh economic times. Although the price tag of a single pack of cigarettes may not be intimidating enough for those experiencing the relaxing effects of smoking, maybe a look at the overall cost of the habit would make somewhat of an impact.

Today a pack of cigarettes costs about $6/pack. The price varies based on location and taxes, but let’s use $6/pack for calculations. At $6/pack, if someone smokes 1 pack a day every day, the annual expenditure on cigarettes is $2190/year. But unfortunately the costs don’t stop there.

The Cost of Smoking for Your Body | Smoking Shortens Your Life

In addition to the cost of cigarettes, you’re also giving up hours or days of your life. According to this calculator, smoking 1 pack a day for a year results in about a loss of 55 days from one’s life. Of course it is hard to say exactly how many hours or days will be shed off from smoking while there are so many other variables to consider, but we do know that the activity shortens life.

Here you can calculate how much it costs you to smoke in terms of money. Keep in mind that the price per pack you enter has not been that price forever. So if you’ve been smoking for 20 years, the total calculation will be a bit elevated since cigarettes did not cost as much 20 years ago. But then again, prices are relative.

In 2004, it was estimated that the actual cost of smoking was nearly $40 per pack. Factors in this total include:

• $33/pack for the cost of early deaths, smoking related disabilities, and other factors (which includes $20.28 a pack due to reduced life expectancy)

• $5.44/pack for the cost of the effect of second-hand smoke on significant others

• $1.44/pack for the cost of the effect of second-hand smoke on the society as a whole

With a pack of cigarettes costing approximately $40, it is estimated that someone who smokes would spend $171,000 over a lifetime! More recently, a pack of cigarettes is said to cost up to a whopping $150/pack.

Hidden Cost of Smoking

The cost of smoking goes far beyond a pack of cigarettes. There are numerous “hidden” costs of smoking which are associated with smoking that many people don’t even think about or consider. It’s easy to ignore these costs because they aren’t as clearly noticed as simply buying a pack of cigarettes. Some of these hidden costs include:

• Increased Life Insurance rates – Due to being at a greater risk of dying at an early age, smokers may have to pay higher life insurance premium payments.

• Increased Health Insurance rates – Similar to life insurance, smokers may pay higher medical insurance premium payments since they are at a higher risk for contracting medical problems.

• Increased Health Care costs – People who smoke generally have more medical problems than those who don’t smoke, so they must pay more to take care of these problems.

• Increased medication use – More medical problems lead to more medications, increasing personal costs even further.

• Increased Home Owner’s Insurance rates – People who smoke have a higher chance of burning down there house. This higher chance is reflected in higher home owner’s insurance premium payments.

• Decreased value of your house – Hardly anyone likes a smoke-filled house. It creates a bad smell and causes discoloration. This decreases the value to potential buyers.

• Increased Car Insurance rates – Smokers have an increased chance of getting into a car accident, and thus this is reflected in higher car insurance premium payments.

• Less value for your car – Due to the foul odor smoke leaves, the value of your car suffers and it’s resale or trade-in value decreases.

Although the above costs may be enough to cause a permanent hiatus from smoking, sometimes emotions driven by the opposite sex or the desire to excel in a sport will be the reasons for quitting .

Is the true cost of smoking really worth it?

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